Recessed door handle



Oct. 9, 1956 "Eli P. MICHALSKY RECESSED DOOR HANDLE Filed Aug. 3, 1954United States Patent 2,766,059 RECESSED DOOR HANDLE Peter Michalsky,Garfield, N. J. Application August 3, 1954, Serial No. 447,636 2 Claims.(Cl. 292-3363) This invention relates to a recessed handle adapted foruse with latches for automobile doors.

invention is to provide a simple and door handle formed from a singlebar is inset into a recess in the door.

shaft has an end corresponding in size and shape to the opening in theend of the handle. The said shaft thereby provides a pivotal mountingfor the handle so that the free end thereof may move in an arcuate pathwhen the door latch is being released. In this movement of the mobiledoor or the like having a recessed housing therein.

is a square shaft portion (not shown) of a latch (not shown), saidsquare shaft portion being adapted to re-- ceive the square aperture 1in the end of an operating handle 6.

The door panel is cut along two spaced, parallel, horizontalparallelogram-shaped opening.

Extending inwardly toward the inner door panel 11 from the top andbottom of the opening in the outer door panel 8 are parallel top andbottom housing as separate pieces. may actually be made as one U-shapedpiece, in cross section, and cut ofi to form ends which are parallel toPatented Get. 9, 1956 ate the door latch. If desired the handle 6 couldbe shaped and form-fitting to the gripping parts of a persons hand.

The edges 9 and 10 of the slots in the side walls of the housing mayform guides for the handle bar 6 as it moves cross section with thebifurcated portions cemented to opposite sides of the edges 9, 10. TheWeatherstrips eX- tend toward each other and meet tightly so as tosubdirections to operate the latch closing the dirt, etc.

While at the same time slots in the side walls of the housing to water,

the latch (not shown), after which the handle may be used to pull thedoor open by moving the door edge 7 away from the door jamb.

I claim:

1. A bar handle formed of a cut up and down movements, said side wallsforming the sides for an essentially U-shaped housing which is sides foran essentially U-shaped housing which is mounted right References Citedin the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,430,330 Seaver Sept.22, 1922 1,475,526 Waskins Nov. 27, 1923 1,545,473 Page July 7, 19252,020,035 Marchesand Nov. 5, 1935 2,218,038 Gafiney Oct. 15, 19402,348,065 George May 2, 1944

